Congrats CorranHorn. As a Cubs fan (sigh) I can only imagine how unbelievably happy you must be. Enjoy it and be glad your team did not choke away a 3-1 lead. I actually am pretty happy for the White Sox. It's nice to see a Chicago team from any sport do well. Excluding the Bulls run with Jordan not much ever happens as far as title chances go.

I got a bit of a grudge against Ozzie souly on this choke sign to the Cub fan in 03, but he does get his team to play very well. Unlike a certain manager for the Cubbies

I can't believe what Houston is doing. I thought for sure St Louis would not have much problem with Houston because their offense is supposed to so bad. Ha-ha! Good pitching stops good hitting as they say.

Unreal!! When Lidge came in and threw his first pitch - a 97mph heater that looked like 180mph - I didn't think the Cards would even make contact, let alone anyone would hit a ball 450 feet. Freakin' fantastic!!!

So it's back to St. Louis. Let's hope they can give Busch Stadium one last hurrah. (Then get beaten by the Sox in the WS).

I was so excited watching the 'Stros mount their comeback. Like John, I didn't think STL would be able to do anything. Then a couple of baserunner's later I started to worry a bit.

Then the commentators start talking (like they always do, just shut the **** up so I can watch the game without your ******* rambling!!), the mentioned giving Pujols a diet of sliders. What the hell!!!! You can't go up there and throw the same pitch every time. The hitter will get his timing down and then hit a majestic blast, just like Pujols did. Lidge needed to throw slider, fastball, then changeup on consecutive pitches to throw off the hitter's timing.

But the Astros are throwing Oswalt tomorrow and Clemens on Thursday, so there is still hope to see a World Series game in Texas. Too bad it's not my Rangers.

Logged

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Ben franklin

I think just the psychological impact is devastating. It happened with the Cubs back in '03. Steve Bartman had little to do with the total collapse in Game 6 (they were five outs away) as much as they let his stupidity get to them. Today all the sports shows were saying how the series was essentially over - they were replaying every flame out in baseball history and if I were the Astro's, I'd be pissed enough to go out there and prove them wrong.

Congrats CorranHorn. As a Cubs fan (sigh) I can only imagine how unbelievably happy you must be. Enjoy it and be glad your team did not choke away a 3-1 lead. I actually am pretty happy for the White Sox. It's nice to see a Chicago team from any sport do well. Excluding the Bulls run with Jordan not much ever happens as far as title chances go.

I got a bit of a grudge against Ozzie souly on this choke sign to the Cub fan in 03, but he does get his team to play very well. Unlike a certain manager for the Cubbies

I can't believe what Houston is doing. I thought for sure St Louis would not have much problem with Houston because their offense is supposed to so bad. Ha-ha! Good pitching stops good hitting as they say.

Thanks Broem, it's an unbelievable time here in Chicagoland. We still have the Cubs fans who hate the Sox more than they love the Cubs being all bitter about whats going on, but screw em. I'm actually a fan of the Cubs as well, and would be almost as happy to see them in the World Series. I say almost because the Sox always came first in my household growing up, but the Cubbies are right there.

Ozzie's personality can rub people the wrong way, but he does go out there and tell it like it is. Not like Dusty Baker, who will blame everyone but himself. Hopefully, he won't be around too much longer on the north side.

I guess the Astros stepped up and put that HR behind them. I like seeing teams in the World Series that either have never been in it or haven't won it in a long time. I don't really care who wins, I just hope it's a good one.

I would think that the Astros have the edge here in a 7 game set, because they will be throwing Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte twice each, both are playoff hardened, plus Oswalt twice who's no slouch by any stretch of the imagination. This will probably be a see saw back and forth series that goes 6 or 7 games, neither offense is ultra impressive, and you gotta give the 'stros an edge with their starting pitching and closer Lidge, who is probably the best in baseball with Gagne and Rivera.